Nova Patents
US6996325B1

System for creating contents information and for avoiding download errors of the contents information

Summary by NHIP

In-flight content creation system

The method creates selectable entertainment content for on-board systems by recording audio items and storing a detailed table listing. This table links each item to a serial number, channel number, text description, and availability conditions to guide passenger selection during flights.

Claim Score by NHIP

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Abstract

A method of and apparatus for creating contents in which contents information of source may be created within an authoring processing thereby to avoid a mistake from occurring when contents information is downloaded onto a server. An apparatus for creating contents information includes an A/D converting device (35) for input sources such as audio or video source, a data compression device (34) supplied with an A/D-converted or digitally-converted input source, a data adding device (37) supplied with a data-compressed or compressed input source and an information creation device (36) of contents information for input source. Since a table of contents information concerning input sources may be simultaneously saved for the authoring processing in which an input source is compressed, it is possible to remove a contents information creation work required when contents information may be downloaded onto an AV server which is restricted from a time and place standpoint.

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Expired 23 February 2020, 6.6 years ago.

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11 claims: 2 independent, 9 dependent

  1. 1
    Broadest claimClaim Score 47, average(NHIP)A method of creating content for passenger user selectable entertainment in an on-board in-flight system, comprising the steps of:inputting a plurality of first content items each comprising a different audio information;recording the first content items on a recording medium;preparing a first table listing of information related to the first content items, the first table listing comprising, for each first content item, a serial number identifying the first content item on the recording medium, a channel number of the on-board in-flight system for the first content item, a text description of the first content item, and availability conditions of the first content item;storing the first table listing in conjunction with the first content items on the recording medium;and wherein the on-board in-flight system allows a passenger to select one or more of the first content items having availability per the first table listing during the passenger's flight using the serial number of each selected first content item per the first table listing.
  2. 11
    A method of creating content for passenger user selectable entertainment in an on-board in-flight audiovisual system, comprising the steps of:inputting a plurality of first content items each comprising a different audio only information;inputting a plurality of second content items each comprising a different audio visual information;recording the first content items on a recording medium in an audio visual format;recording the second content items on the recording medium in the audio visual format;preparing a first table listing of information related to the first content items, the first table comprising, for each first content item, each of, a serial number identifying the first content item, a physical address of the first content item on the recording medium, a channel number of the first content item for the on-board in-flight audiovisual system, a text description of the first content item, and availability conditions of the first content item;storing the first table listing in conjunction with the first content items on the recording medium;preparing a second table listing of information related to the second content items, said second table comprising, for each second content item, each of, a serial number identifying the second content item, a physical address of the second content item on the recording medium, a channel number of the second content item for the on-board in-flight audiovisual system, a text description of the second content item, and availability conditions of the second content item;storing the second table listing in conjunction with the second content items;wherein: the in-flight on-board audiovisual system allows a passenger to select, during the passenger user's flight, one or more of the first content items having availability per the first table listing using the serial number of each selected first content item per the first table listing, and one or more of the second content items having availability per the second table listing using the serial number of each selected second content item per the second table listing;the audio visual format comprises an MPEG format;and the availability conditions comprise a specific combination of flight, route, and class of travel of a commercial airliner in which the on-board in-flight audio visual system is installed and which the recorded medium has been provided without removal or installation of electronic equipment from/to the airliner per applicable regulations.
Independent claims2